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Veteran Small Business Task Force Seminar
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

 
 
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0830-0900
Welcome and Program Overview - Room A12
Join us for a special guest speaker you are sure to know!!!
Facilitator: Louis Celli

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0900-0950
Army Mentor Protégée Program
The Army has helped veteran business owners build multi million dollar businesses over the past couple of years. Learn how you too can take advantage of the Army's cutting edge program to assist Veteran Owned Businesses just like yours!
Facilitator: LTC James Blanco

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1000-1050
Conference Strategies - Room A12
How many conferences do you attend each year? Other than a drawer full of pens and trinkets, what do you get out of all that time and money? What is the best way to "make money" at these conferences? Can you actually walk away with a contract? Do you have trouble getting companies who appeared interested to call you back? Do you need to buy booth space?

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1100-1150
What is a "Sources Sought" What is a Request for Proposal (RFP) - Room A12
You can't win contracts if you can't answer the request for proposal, it's that simple. Companies just like yours spend thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours answering RFPs only to be turned down time and time again while others look at the request and get immediately overwhelmed and give up even before the get started. What is a sources sought and why should you take the time to answer one?
Facilitator: California/Nevada VBOC

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1300-1350
Cracking the GSA Code - Room A12
to get your listing on GSA? Do you qualify? Who uses GSA and what do they buy? How much money is spent through the GSA schedule every year? All this and more as our GSA experts walk you through the schedule.
Facilitator: GSA

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1400-1450
Strategies for Working With Elected Leaders - Room A12
The federal government spends 350 BILLION dollars annually. The Department of Defense (DoD) is responsible for 70% of that spending.Meet Mr. Charles Cervantes, Special Assistant to the Director, DoD Small Business Office OSD, At&L SADBU. It's a mouth full of letters that adds up to a whole lot of program know how. Charles' presentations have always had our audiences charged and motivated. Learn how DoD's 5 year plan will increase contracting across the SDVOB and VOB board.
Facilitator: Charles Cervantes

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1500-1550
State Procurement is 4 Times More Lucrative than Federal Procurement - Room A12
The federal government spends over 300 Billion dollars a year on goods and services, Over all, states spend more than 4 times that amount AND many of the federal dollars that are spent, are spent with the states who in turn are looking for contractors to do the work. Are you missing opportunities that are in your own back yard?
Facilitator: Nevada Commission on Economic Development

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1600-1630
Round Table Mentoring Session - Room A12
We have engaged some of the foremost experts in the country who have all volunteered their time and resources to provide you with their expertise and experiences during the American Legion's 87th National Convention. You will probably never get another opportunity to sit face to face with this many seasoned experts at one time again, and certainly not at this price (free). Don't miss your chance to engage with success.

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0830-0900
Welcome and Program Overview (Day 2) - Room A12
Join us for a special guest speaker you are sure to know!!!
Facilitator: Louis Celli

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0900-0950
Specific Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Opportunities - Room A12
With an IDIQ vehicle the government allots a certain amount of money for purchases it will make with specified vendors, but leaves open the dates the purchases will be made and the exact quantity of each item that will be bought. How do you get on an IDIQ NOW???
Facilitator: LTC James Blanco

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1000-1050
Advanced Teaming and Partnering Strategies/Army Mentor Protégée Program - Room A12
Teaming and Partnering is often the start most small businesses need to break into this built billion dollar industry. You may be an Army of One, but the one thing you learned while on active duty was that success is most often a team effort. Leveraging the strength and experience of SDVOBs who have been successful increases your odds of success exponentially!
Facilitator: Frank Beatty

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1100-1150
Answering the Request for Proposal (RFP) - Room A12
You can't win contracts if you can't answer the request for proposal, it's that simple. Companies just like yours spend thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours answering RFPs only to be turned down time and time again while others look at the request and get immediately overwhelmed and give up even before the get started. This session will walk you through the RFP process and help you navigate your way to success.
Facilitator: California/Nevada VBOC

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1300-1350
Refine your GSA Schedule - Room A12
What is GSA? The Government Services Agency is a purchasing activity who acts kind of like an eBay store for the government. What does it take to get your listing on GSA? Do you qualify? Who uses GSA and what do they buy? How much money is spent through the GSA schedule every year? All this and more as our GSA experts walk you through the schedule.
Facilitator: GSA

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1400-1430
Legislative Issues that Concern you Today - Room A12
What are your elected leaders working on today. What laws are being developed and which ones do you need to know about?
Facilitators: House and Senate Small Business Staff, House and Senate Veterans Affairs Staff, State of Nevada Federal Leadership

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1430-1520
State Procurement is 4 Times More Lucrative than Federal Procurement - Room A12
The federal government spends over 300 Billion dollars a year on goods and services, Over all, states spend more than 4 times that amount AND many of the federal dollars that are spent, are spent with the states who in turn are looking for contractors to do the work. Are you missing opportunities that are in your own back yard?
Facilitator: Nevada Commission on Economic Development

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1530-1600
Round Table Mentoring Session - Room A12
We have engaged some of the foremost experts in the country who have all volunteered their time and resources to provide you with their expertise and experiences during the American Legion's 87th National Convention. You will probably never get another opportunity to sit face to face with this many seasoned experts at one time again, and certainly not at this price (free). Don't miss your chance to engage with success.

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1300-1350
Refine your GSA Schedule - Room A12

What is GSA? The Government Services Agency is a purchasing activity who acts kind of like an eBay store for the government. What does it take to get your listing on GSA? Do you qualify? Who uses GSA and what do they buy? How much money is spent through the GSA schedule every year? All this and more as our GSA experts walk you through the schedule.
Facilitator: GSA

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